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Knox Street Alternative School

This program is a school level program.

District programs take place in multiple schools and are administered at the district level. School programs take place and are administered at the individual school level.

Basic Program Information

Name of Public School Choice Program

Knox Street Alternative School

School/Program Type

Alternative School

Grade Level

PK/K-12

Current Program availability

Open Enrollment

School(s) Participating

Clover Middle School

Program Description

Offers an alternative setting for students that may be having discipline, social, or academic difficulties in the traditional school environment.

Program Mission/Goals

To prepare students behaviorally, academically, and socially for the rigors of the traditional school setting.

Program Attendance Requirements

Students are either assigned to this program, retained after successful completion at parental request, or, accepted to the program upon parental request. Currently, students may not enter the program before the 5th grade and must move on to the traditional setting after the 10th grade.

Area of Academic or Career Focus

Complete program of studies.

Evidence of Program Success Stories

This program serves approximately 70 students a year. The program success rate, as defined by students completing and returning to the traditional school setting, has averaged 79.1% since inception (nine years).

Program Summary

The Knox Street Alternative School Program is a systematic option designed to meet the needs of those students who find difficulty managing the social, academic, and behavioral challenges associated with being a part of a large, rapidly growing school district. Program requirements are very specific, classes are very small, and students must complete requirements before returning to the traditional setting. The program staff provides a caring and demanding environment designed to give these students what they will need to succeed in school and life.

Program Location

Address

300 Clinton Avenue , Clover, SC 29710

County

York

School Principal Contact Information

Title

Mrs.

Name

Mary Paige Hailey

Email Address

MHailey@clover.k12.sc.us

Phone Number

(803) 222-8072

Program Statistics

Start Date

August, 1999

Attendance (Total Aggregate)

600 students

Attendance (Yearly Average)

60

Attendance (2008-2009)

65

Attendance (2008-2009)

60

Number of teachers assisgned to the program

6

Total students in the program

5

Number of classrooms (Elem)/sections (Middle and High) involved in the school/program.

405